Famous musicians

Tarkan (1972-)

Called as "Megastar" by Turkish people, he is one of the most successful pop singer since early 90s. You may hear his song "Kiss Kiss" in many nightclubs across Europe.

Fazıl Say(1970-)

With his extraordinary pianistic talents, Say has been touching audiences and critics alike for more than twenty-five years. He attracted international attention with the piano piece Black Earth in 1997.

Mercan Dede (1966-)

Arkin Allen is a composer, ney and bendir player, DJ and producer. He is a world music artist, playing a fusion of traditional acoustic Turkish and other oriental musics with electronic sounds.

Barış Manço (1943-1999)

He is one of the pioneers of Anatolian rock genre. Manço composed around 200 songs and is among the best-selling and most awarded Turkish artists to date. Through his TV program he travelled the world and introduced Turkish culture and music.

Sertab Erener (1964-)

She is one of the well known female Turkish singers since 90s. Her biggest success is first place in Eurovision 2003, with the song called "Everyway That I Can".

Leyla Gencer (1928-2008)

Gencer was a notable bel canto soprano who spent most of her career in Italy and had a repertoire encompassing more than seventy roles. She made very few commercial recordings; however, numerous bootleg recordings of her performances exist.

Erkan Oğur (1954-)

He is the inventor of the instrument called fretless classical guitar. He influenced many musicians with his compositions combining the sounds of Turkish folk music and classical music with the ancient traditional music.

MFÖ (1971-)

One of the oldest Turkish pop-rock bands, Mazhar, Fuat and Özkan are public figures in Turkey. Their range of songs are wide, as some of them are funny and satiric and others spiritual and romantic. Their most popular song is "Ele Güne Karşı Yapayalnız".

Zeki Müren (1931-1996)

Known by the nickname of " The Sun of Art", he was one of the prominent figures of Turkish classical music. He was the first singer to receive a gold certification in Turkey and throughout his career recorded hundreds of songs.

Sattas (2004-)

Sattas released Turkey’s first reggae album in 2012 and went on to become hugely successful playing countless festivals and concerts. Without straying too far from root reggae, the band has played with elements of jazz, ska dub and rock.

Gaye Su Akyol (1985-)

Her music is like indie meets with "1001 Nights". Listen her 2014 released album "Develerle Yaşıyorum" (I Live with Camels), and you'll understand what we mean.

Taksim Trio (2007-)

The band consists three close friends; Hüsnü Şenlendirici on the clarinet, İsmail Tunçbilek on the bağlama, and Aytaç Doğan on the kanun. They blend their instrumental talents with Istanbul taste and sound.

Moğollar (1967-)

Mongols in Turkish, the band is one of the pioneers in Turkish rock music for 40 years. The major goal of the band is to prove that folk music has a multi-layered soul and folk music's dynamism is very close to pop music's dynamism.